Oshkosh Day 1 Photo Gallery

Monday, July 24, 2017 at 01:41 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 was a bustling aviation event, featuring diverse aircraft from vintage planes and popular homebuilts to corporate jets and large military aircraft.
The show celebrated significant anniversaries, including the 80th for Piper Aircraft with numerous Cubs, and the 75th of the Doolittle Raid with B-25 bombers.
Key attractions included powerful warbirds like the B-52, B-29 *Doc* (making its inaugural appearance), and the CAF C-47 *That's All, Brother*, alongside the Blue Origin New Shepard space vehicle.

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Two Piper Cubs land as part of the 80th Anniversary of Piper Aircraft and its original plane, the iconic Cub. AirVenture was expecting as many as 100 J-3s for the festivities.

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Photography by Jim Koepnick

Jim Koepnick is a freelance photographer specializing in aviation and sports. He is an ambassador for Sigma lenses, charter member of ISAP (International Society of Aviation Photographers), contributing photographer for the Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Oshkosh Herald newspaper, coffee lover and cat dad.